96 GSX Bad day - gettin better

[kurt fuhlbrigge]

Well I talked to the mechanic that's working on the car today . He said he had owned a modded eclipse and sound like he new a little . I asked if he got a look at the injectors let me know what size the were . He said they were 650cc . I asked any idea whats controlling them . He said DSM link . Both information I was happy to here . Car is back together and they are looking for someone to tune DSM link . Do you lose the tune when the batt dies or is unhooked ? Guess I'll have to learn .Oh and I guess the cams were stock he said they were just adjusting with the cam gear .Does that sound right will it idle rough like a race car with the cam gears adjusted a certain way ? Either way I can live without that feeling like your stalling all the time . Thanks ,Kurt

 

[68442]

The dsmlink is a big selling point. If its not v3 it will reset the fuel trims and I think the global adjustment(size of injector adjustment). You need get the serial off the chip so you can get on the dsmlink forums.

 

[Julioluko]

v3 has a battery that keeps your info stored when you program it. But you ###### have v2 in which case when your battery dies you lose what you programed and you have to go back to what was preset from dsm link. Injector size is preset from dsmlink

 

[kurt fuhlbrigge]

So car could probably be driven . Just not to its full potential ? Or driven to a tuner so it could be retuned .When I get it back I'll run #s on dsm link .What do you need to retune ?(besides knowledge ) A laptop and a DSM link program , and some sort of adapter cord ? Looks like my son is gonna get the laptop he wants for christmas .Kurt

 

[95blackGsTurbo]

Make sure all the basics are done first to fix any problems before tuning. Boost leak test, plugs, make sure they are 650cc injectors. You can post the number off the injector and we can help you find out what size they are just to double check. Also remove the ECU to make sure it has DSMLink and what model it is. From there I would work on the idle problem. Unless it has adjustable cam gears you can't adjust the cam timing without a lot of work. Especially on a 2g.

 

[68442]

Did the car not come with a cord connected to the obd2 port under the dash? I guess I'm curious how the mechanic knows it has dsmlink. If the cord is not there you'd have to pop out the ecu, make sure its a 95 with a socket and dsmlink chip.

Hopefully this guy didn't "guess" it has dsmlink.

 

[kurt fuhlbrigge]

He seamed pretty sure it was a DSM link .Maybe the cable is there .Cam gears are adjustable AEM .Now here's the thing .One day I feel good about this car the next I don't . Help ! Talked to mech again ,first he had said cams were stock and it had adj cam gears . When I questioned that again today he said well they might have been different but one got trashed so it doesn't matter .Then he apparently could not get the high flo intake to seal up (boost leak test) , so he put on stock .So now I lost High flo intake , possible cam and maybe some head work .Say it had head job ,272 cams and hi flo intake . How much performance have I lost ? Anybody got a rough Idea ? 20hp or 100 ? Did I still do ok on car I'll have $6000 into it . It has a 16g turbo (don't know witch one) . Injectors were sti 650s . Interior is nice , 69,000 miles . I still like the car (didn't have to be yellow) . Needs little things . I guess I can add that stuff to the list . I also got old mtr but I don't know if there is much good on it . Thanks , Kurt

 

[psychbiker1966]

Better make sure he gives you the "trashed parts" I would make sure that you get that Intake for sure. Sounds a bit like he may be stripping your parts off to sell?!!

 

[kurt fuhlbrigge]

Nope , all the parts are mine . Will this car still boost as high without these parts ? It was around 18-20 psi . Any idea how much Hp I,m gonna loose or is that stuff more top end ?Thanks .Kurt

 

[68442]

I doubt you'll miss them much right now. First you need to inventory what you have and build off of that. Without those parts you can still boost that high with supporting mods. I would read A LOT on the forums for dsms. I would drop the boost to like 12 until you have it tuned etc, I'd hate to see you blow a headgasket next. Looks like the person who built it was not a ricer or anything. When I was new to dsms I bought one with tons of speed parts, turned out to be everything off ebay and I had to redo it all since it was either half arse or just wrong.

 

[kurt fuhlbrigge]

Dealer is having car tuned that's what is taking so long . Car is together and running they are having trouble finding someone to tune DSM link . I would like to learn how to do that myself someday but I'm not ready yet .